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Cheryl M.A1KwizIQ community member

Ok, in the examples on non-countable items, the English translation uses "some". E.g. Il achete du pain. He buys some bread. Similar question in the

Similar question in the quiz (instead a female buying coffee), but when I chose the "some" option (she buys some coffee), I was not granted the score. That's contradictory and confusing. Which is it? With the "some", or without?

Asked 7 years ago

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Murat B.C1KwizIQ community member

Is it necessary to keep reflexive pronouns?Hi!

This kind of structure seemed a bit strange to me. When we say "Je me lave", it is like "I wash myself" and it's easy to compherend the existence of reflexive pronoun(me) there. But in this case; it's not easy.

So, my first question: Why do we double the pronouns?

Second question:

"Je les lave tous les jours." "Tu les brosses tous les soirs"

Are these sentences unacceptible or grammatically false?

Asked 6 years ago

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Graham T.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

I'm doing the Making a Snowman writing challenge. How is a ball of snow a person that requires lui? (Girl was rolling a ball of snow to make a head)

Asked 7 years ago

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Louise D.B1KwizIQ community member

This is an enormous lesson! Could it be broken down into several more manageable, (for me), lessons?

Asked 7 years ago

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M. A.C1KwizIQ community member

So, the Lesson says that each case of Etre being the auxiliary, repasser is followed by a preposition. Example ONE has no preposition (in French)??

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Paris K.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

se lever vs lever

Hello team.

In the writing challenge, 'when my dad and I would get up at the crack of dawn', is translated as 'où mon papa et moi nous levions aux aurores' .

Please explain why the reflexive is not used here as in 'où mon papa et moi nous nous levions aux aurores' ?

After all, the verb 'se lever' is reflexive, right?

Thank you

Asked 4 years ago

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Amon S.C1KwizIQ community member

Ne littéraire vs Ne expletif

I know there's also a 'ne' littéraire where you can indicate negation while dropping 'pas'. This applies exclusively for a short list of verbs, like pouvoir.

If I were to see a sentence like "J'ai peur qu'il ne puisse le faire", would the 'ne' here be a 'ne' expletif or a 'ne' littéraire? In other words, am I afraid that he can do it or that he cannot do it?

Asked 5 years ago

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Michael R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Depuis and the subjective.

Writing challenge c1 camping: Although she had already been camping in this forest for a week.
Bien qu 'elle campe déjà dans cette forêt depuis une semaine.

I understand that bien que triggers the subjective and confirming my assumption that campe is used because she was still camping at the time, but not sure why the subjective passé is also right. Does already effect the tense in this case.

Asked 8 years ago

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Maarten K.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Un billet aller ou un aller simple are both correct

« Un billet aller » is not being listed as a correct option for 'one-way ticket' but should be. There are several choices given for using « aller simple », which implies this is the only correct term.

Asked 5 years ago

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Ann H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

why are ses dons jardinière used rather than dons jardiniers in the weekend writing challenge. We are speaking of a woman. But it is not dons de jardinière, so the adjective is modifying masculine dons

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